Circle Mirror Transformation
By Annie Baker
7:30 p.m., Sept. 23–24; Sept. 30–Oct. 1, 2011
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Sept. 25
A smash hit off-Broadway, this comedy follows five students in an adult drama class in small-town Vermont. Gathering weekly at the local community center to play theater games, the characters make discoveries about themselves while their lives change in unexpected ways. Charles Isherwood of the NY Times called this play “the kind of unheralded gem that sends people into the streets babbling and bright-eyed with the desire to spread the word.”
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The House of Blue Leaves
By John Guare
7:30 p.m., Oct. 28–29; Nov. 4–5, 2011
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Oct. 30
A Tony Award-winning show that recently enjoyed a revival on Broadway. This production really has everything: nuns, zookeepers, schizophrenics, GIs and even the Pope! It is a zany comedy that’ll seriously tickle your funny bone. It’s one of John Guare’s best plays that you won’t want to miss! Michael Musto’s Village Voice review summed it up best: “It clicks. It provokes. It entertains. It disturbs.”
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She Loves Me [ Musical ]
By Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
7:30 p.m., Dec. 2–3; 8–10, 2011
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Dec. 4
You’ll love this charming story that’s taken several forms over the years, most recently as the major motion picture You’ve Got Mail, featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Others may fondly remember the film variations In the Good Old Summertime, starring Judy Garland, or The Shop Around the Corner, starring Jimmy Stewart. This Tony-Award nominee is a lovely, heartwarming musical that’s perfect to share the joys of love during the holiday season. The NY Times called it “an intimate work with nothing on its sophisticated mind other than romance.”
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Lady Windermere’s Fan
By Oscar Wilde
7:30 p.m., Feb. 3–4; 10–11, 2012
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, Feb. 5
Oscar Wilde’s melodramatic comedy of manners captures audiences immediately through its vast webs of deception and intrigue. Wilde’s first play, which contains some of his most delicious and witty dialogue, will give your brain a workout and leave your heart tingling with joy. This story explodes with love triangles, secrets and everyone’s favorite . . . family dysfunction. “A radical diatribe against conventional morality,” says The NY Times, “like greeting old friends.”
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Wonder of the World
By David Lindsay-Abaire
7:30 p.m., March 16–17; 22–23, 2012
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, March 18
Performed at the Warehouse Theatre
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire, this fresh, off-the-wall comedy opened on Broadway in 2000 starring Sarah Jessica Parker. It is sure to make you laugh and hold you and never let you go. Variety said: “Lindsay-Abaire’s flair for the absurd combines nicely with an ability to pull laughs out of any situation. Absolutely hysterical.” And The NY Times described it as filled with “hefty laughter. . . exceedingly whimsical and playfully wicked . . . A top-drawer production.”
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The Goodbye Girl [ Musical ]
By Neil Simon and Marvin Hamlisch
7:30 p.m., April 27–28; May 2–4, 2012
2 p.m. Sunday matinee, April 29
The Goodbye Girl is a touching musical comedy, which is based on Neil Simon’s 1977 Oscar-winning film of the same name and featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch. As we close out another season, let this multiple Tony-Award nominee pull on your heartstrings and make you remember why you believe in love!
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